The College Football BeltThe CFB Belt
Belt / Coaches / Joe Tiller

Head coach · Wyoming and 1 more · belt games 1991–2003

Joe Tiller

308Days with the belt
2Reigns started
1–2Defending it
2–2Challenging for it

Coached Wyoming (1991–1996) and Purdue (2003) in seasons with a belt game. 7 belt games in all: 3 with the belt in hand, 4 trying to take it.

Joe Tiller was on a sideline for 7 belt games between 1991 and 2003, at Wyoming and Purdue. He took the belt twice and held it for 308 days across two reigns.

The first came on November 12, 1994, Wyoming 38–28 over New Mexico.

His longest reign ran 301 days with Wyoming, beginning November 12, 1994, and was defended once along the way.

Across his career he coached one successful defense, and the belt changed hands under him twice, last when Michigan won 31–3 on October 25, 2003.

He also coached two games with the belt on the other sideline and came away without it. The closest was 28–25 to BYU on December 7, 1996.

Reigns

Started under this coach

Purdue · October 18, 2003 – October 25, 20037 days · 0 def.Wyoming · November 12, 1994 – September 9, 1995301 days · 1 def.
Every belt game

7 games, newest first

October 25, 2003 · Purdue at Michigan 3–31 as holderlost the beltOctober 18, 2003 · Purdue at Wisconsin 26–23 as challengertook the beltDecember 7, 1996 · Wyoming vs. BYU 25–28 as challengerlostSeptember 9, 1995 · Wyoming at Air Force 10–34 as holderlost the beltNovember 19, 1994 · Wyoming at Hawai'i 13–10 as holderdefendedNovember 12, 1994 · Wyoming vs. New Mexico 38–28 as challengertook the beltSeptember 7, 1991 · Wyoming at Colorado 13–30 as challengerlost

Head coaches from the College Football Data API’s coaching records, matched by team and season. A reign counts for the coach in charge the season it began; a mid-season change isn’t split.